This spring Northern Script organized for the first time ever scriptwriting workshops in 9 different places in the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Åland Islands & Sami region) The Finnish workshop was held 13th of May 2022 inside the legendary Cinema Orion. The workshop leaders, Mette Lagerstam and Elina
INTRODUCING YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBER FROM THE FAROE ISLANDS – SØLVI NÆS HOYDAL
My name is Sølvi, and I am 19 years old living in the Faroe Islands. Filmmaking is a big passion of mine, and I greatly enjoy telling stories. I am planning on taking an education in scriptwriting, because writing the screenplay is perhaps the most fun part of the filmmaking process. A film is nothing
INTRODUCING YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBER FROM NORWAY – BRAGE GRINDELAND
My name is Brage Norløff Grindeland and I am a 22 year old student from Stavanger, Norway. I started acting at a local theater called Rogaland Teater when I was in middle school and it was through this that I found my passion for the entertainment industry. After acting in a few major productions I
INTRODUCING YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBER FROM ICELAND -ELIZABETH KAREN
Hi, my name is Elizabeth and I am one of the Youth Committee members from Iceland. I’m fairly new in the script writing game, after years of writing poetry and short stories I found a new inspiration for script writing and film making after becoming curious as to why I like the movies I like
REMEMBER TO REGISTRATE FOR THE NORTHERN SCRIPT SHORT FILM WORKSHOP AT CINEMA ORION!
Are you an aspiring filmmaker & interested in scriptwriting? Do not miss out the opportunity of your lifetime to meet up with multi-talented Mette Lagerstam and Elina Vitkala from IhmeFilmi ry and to get a chance to talk about short films & scriptwriting in general. This year the live Northern Script workshop is held in
INTRODUCING YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBER FROM THE ÅLAND ISLANDS – IVAR JANSSON
My name is Ivar Jansson, I’m 21 years old and born and raised on the Åland Islands. I’m currently in my second year studying film at Akademin Valand in Gothenburg, Sweden. Throughout the years I’ve mostly worked with various kinds of documentaries and have a background as a journalist and photographer for a local newspaper
INTRODUCING SWEDISH YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBER – MATTIAS STAAF
My name is Mattias Staaf and I’m an amateur screenwriter. My favorite movies to watch and write are the ones that hide another story in between the lines. I love to talk about movies and the craft behind them. I have always loved movies, but I wanted more than to just experience them. Therefore I
INTRODUCING NORWEGIAN YOUTH COMMITTEE MEMBER – KJETIL HEIMDALL-HANSEN
My name is Kjetil Heimdall-Hansen. I’m a 23 year old student, scriptwriter and director living in Oslo, Norway. I’m currently finishing my bachelors degree in film directing, where I met my screenwriting partner, Brage N. Grindeland. Nowadays I primarily write and direct with Brage, and we have several exciting projects in development, but I’ve been
NORTHERN SCRIPT KICK OFF-EVENT WAS A SUCCESS
Northern Script Kick Off Event 22nd of April was kept this year remotely. There were young participants from all over Finland interested in scriptwriting and short films. The workshop leaders, Mette Lagerstam and Elina Vitkala, spoke in general about films and scriptwriting. In their speeches it was emphasized how short films are actually the
NORTHERN SCRIPT KICK OFF EVENT THIS FRIDAY!
What is a short film and how to write a good short film? That and much more to be revealed this Friday in the Northern Script Kick Off Event. The workshop leaders are multi-talented Mette Lagerstam and Elina Vitkala from IhmeFilmi ry both whose background lies in Scriptwriting, Dramaturgy, Film Education & International projects. The